Last week’s college trip was a memorable experience that I will never forget. I learned a lot about myself and about those who surrounded me. The way up to San Francisco was really exciting. My advisory and I chose to fly up a day early in order to visit my old advisor (Mr.Bosselman) and get to tour 2 other schools. As we were waiting at the airport I was reminded that it was Idalia and Vanessa’s first airplane ride ever. I was excited for both of them and happy I was able to witness their first one doing something this big. This stuck with me because I am always open to doing new things and I feel that my advisory, as a whole, has allowed me to keep that sense of curiosity in me. Rah-Ben is an amazing advisor and always reminds us that there is way more to the world than just us. Being able to experience new foods, new cultures, and new experiences with my advisor and advisees has been a cool thing that we are able to do throughout the year.
After visiting this trip, I felt more confused than before. I was really expecting to fall in love with one of these schools which was not the case. I was, though, able to pick out things from some schools that I really liked. USF and UCSC were probably the best out of all the schools. USF was located in a really fun part of San Francisco and had good vibes all around campus. UCSC was beautiful and I really liked the way the colleges within one big university worked. Although, I am very confused as to what exactly I am looking for, I now have some pinpoints I would like to focus on. As I mentioned, USF and UCSC were my top two which were then followed by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Cal Poly had a super nice atmosphere and it was the one more closely focused on what I am interested in as a career. What I disliked about this school was the location it was at. I felt that this was too far from the city and I would not be able to feel comfortable. Not feeling comfortable in a place I could be spending 4 years at could lead to not feeling that relatedness of wanting to be there. Below Cal Poly would be Berkeley. Berkeley was just not what I was looking for or what I expected. I didn’t feel like I belonged there or that I would enjoy spending my time there. SJSU and UC Davis were two of the schools I was not excited about, at all. Neither of them made me have a sense of comfortability which could result in not feeling safe and wanted. Overall, I feel that I learned so much on this trip and I would do it all over again if I could.
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AuthorMy name is Valeria Aguilar and I'm currently a Junior at HTHcv. Read these blog posts to know a little more about my experience! Archives
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